acquaintance; appreciative friend
as (for); for; in the capacity of
infancy; childhood; tender age
var. of traditional shakuhachi music
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
devoting oneself to; concentrating on; being an ardent admirer of; (arch.) tipping over and collapsing
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
exquisiteness; charm; beauty; advantage; profit; gain
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
ancestral; hereditary; imported; transmitted; handed down
history; pedigree; lineage
(not) at all; completely; utterly; very; extremely
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
door-to-door entertainment; door-to-door entertainer; strolling musician; street musician
fault; defect; minor; 5-point card
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
to be absorbed in; to lose oneself to; to disguise oneself as; to adorn oneself
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
begging Zen priest of the Fuke sect (wearing a sedge hood and playing a shakuhachi flute)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
perilous pass (on a route or journey); rough spot
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
brocade; fine dress; fine clothes
wind and waves; rough seas; storm; dispute; quarrel; trouble
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
splendour; splendor; magnificence; grandeur
light (color, colour, taste); simple; plain; frank; candid; ingenuous
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
passionate; fervent; affecting; moving; touching